Ad-Aware 10 Early Preview

I tried it out and found that it was much like Vipre - it constantly spikes my CPU and made it impossible to run much else. Uninstalled!

 

The memory consumption is still considered low, but for me...it's still higher than most security programs out today.

 

Used more than 40meg for me.

 

have they removed internet security 30 day trial from the free version?

 

What i did to get rid of the trial was to advance my computer time by 3 months and then set it back. Then i registered for a free serial key. So next time i'll re-install it after lets say syystem format i'll just enter the serial key and it will auto convert to free version without fiddling with the computer time.
I've tried this in VMWare and it works just like i described. So if you're a first time user, just advance the computer time past the 30 days trial and it will auto expire and convert into free version straight away.

 

thanks for the work around, but things still remain as it is sadly.

 

Nope, buttons are there but they become disabled.

 

Because it pretty much is Vipre

 

Exactly!

 

Why don't they offer a free version? Why should I tweak my computer to get a free version? Someone at Lavasoft told me to turn off the pro features but then you will get a warning message: YOU ARE NOT PROTECTED

That's just idiotic and I'm still getting the known BSOD ... Uninstalled! There are other and better free AV

 

Hi

Here is Another Video with the New 10.1

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jajexjbQqT0

 

Might just be my system, but although everything seems reasonably light , my download and upload speed drops by 1/3 when using this program, just have to shutdown the program to notice the difference. I don't have the AV firewall on, but I'm thinking it is in some way interfering, otherwise the program runs well.

 

Mine too

 

I am trying it on a XPSP3 Dell laptop. It was working fine for a few days, then yesterday it warned me that it needed to scan.

I did a Quick Scan, and the program locked up, not responding, I had to use Task Mgr to stop the processes.

I am not sure I will keep this on the laptop at this time.

It also only updates daily, which is OK, but not the best idea to me.

VW

 

Ad-Aware 10.2 Released

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/index.php?/topic/32617-ad-aware-102-released/

http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

 

Does version 10.2 still autoquarantine files without any warning? Otherwise I would try it again ...

 

You never clicked "settings"? This option can be easily switched so that it asks you what to do.

This question has been asked by Rejzor like a billion times. You were there, remember?

 

Didn't you read the changelog for 10.2?

 

The thread must have been edited recently to include the bug fixes part, because when I had read the changelog it was not present at the bottom of the page.

 

That's just stupid. No popups on detection (even for automatic actions) and now they've even removed "Prompt" option? What the hell are they thinking?

 

+1

 

In light of this why would you trust any Lavasoft products at all?

I'm not saying their software is malicious, maybe the owners are trying to improve their karma by going legit.

What I am saying is that you turn over a great deal of responsibility to any malware detection software. Anti-malware software is in a great position to betray you, i.e. they could encrypt personal data and send it to "the cloud" under the guise of signatures. People on this site seem to place a great deal of faith in the cloud and don't question the (in)security of it much, which is why I mention it as one of my examples. Or, they could "trust" malware of their own making which might compromise you. In other words you better be able to trust your anti-malware. Given the history of the new owners, is this the software in which you want to place your trust?

 

There is also those that are misinformed about the cloud...

 

I am assuming that was directed at me. While most cloud services are probably just what they seem, that doesn't mean they are all secure or benign. A malicious AV company could create a scanner that, during the course of scanning your memory, if it discovered a userid/password/URL could encrypt that information. Then upload it to their own cloud and eventually have the information get back to them. I'm not saying it has happened. I certainly have seen no evidence that it ever has (or ever will), but I see no technical reason why it couldn't be done. That doesn't mean I am "misinformed about the cloud". It means I question the security of it. It means I question the motives of companies run by individuals with a spotty history.

 

I have not used Ad-Aware for several years, and when seeing this thread I was half tempted to try it again, however after reading about Lavasoft having new owners I will stay well away from this!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/11/11/lavasoft_has_new_owners/